Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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CONTENTS.
page
Natural and Social Conditions
of the Borough.
Population 7
Sanitary Circumstances 7
Water Supply 7
Drainage 7
Combined Drainage 8
Sewer Emanations 8
Closet Accommodation 8
Public Sanitary Conveniences 8
Scavenging 9
Removal of House Refuse 9
Removal of Offensive Refuse 9
Sanitary circumstances of the Borough 9
Staff 9
Nuisances 10
Inspections 11
Nuisances—Legal Proceedings 12
Rat Repression 12
Pigeons 13
Fouling of Footways by Dogs 13
Smoke Nuisances 61
Premises and Occupations controlled
by By-laws and Regulations 14
Business Premises 14
Cow Sheds 14
Milk Premises 14
Slaughterhouses 14
Offensive Trades 14
Ice Cream Premises 15
Butter, Margarine, etc., Premises 15
Bakehouses 15
Fried Fish Vendors and Fish
Curers 15
Food Stalls 15
Factories and Workshops 15
Inspections 16
Defects found 16
Home Work 17
Registered Workshops 18
Other matters 18
Rag Flock 18
Premises used for Hutan Habitation 18
Houses let in lodgings 18
Common Lodging Houses 19
Underground Rooms 19
Premises that are not but should be
Registered 19
Food—
Milk Supply 19
Milk Analysis 19
Legal proceedings for adulteration
20
Bacteriological examination of
Milk 20
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops
Orders 20
The Milk (Special Designations)
Order 20
Milk (Mothers and Children)
Order, 1918 20
Food Inspections 20
Food, Unsound, Condemned 21
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 21
Reports of Public Analyst 22-25
Statistical—
Births 25
Birth Registration 25
Birth Notifications 25
Deaths and Death Rates 26
Sub-District Births and Deaths 26
Deaths in relation to Age 27
Deaths among the Aged 27
Causes of and ages at death 27
Infantile Mortality 27-28
„ ,, Causes 29
Maternal Mortality 31
Deaths in relation to Disease 31
Diarrhoeal Diseases 31
Infectious (Communicable)
Diseases 31
Phthisis and other Tuberculous
Diseases 31
Respiratory Diseases 32
Cancer and Malignant Disease 32
Accident, Suicide and Manslaughter
33
Prevalence of and Control over Infectious
Diseases 33
Isolation of Cases 33
Discharge Notices 34
Diphtheria and Membranous
Croup 34
Schick Testing and Diphtheria
Immunization 34
Scarlet Fever 35
Enteric Fever 35
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 35
Encephalitis Lethalgica 36
Polio-Myelitis 36
Erysipelas 36
Puerperal Fever 36
Puerperal Pyrexia 36
Measles and German Measles 36
Whooping Cough 36
Glanders and Anthrax 36
Smallpox 36
Infectious Diseases in Schools 37
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 38
Influenza 38
Pneumonia 38
Tuberculosis 88
Treatment 38
Public Health (Prevention of
Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925 38
Notifications 39, 50
Prevention of 41
Care Committee 41
Open Air School 41
Work and Dispensaries 42, 44
Deaths 49
Bacteriological Diagnosis of 43
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis 43
Disinfection 51
Cleansing of Persons 52
Bacteriological Examinations 53
Maternity and Child Welfare 53
Health Visitors 54
Centres 55
Ante-Natal Work 55
Dental Clinic 55-56
Massage Clinics 55
Schick Testing, etc., Clinics 55
Hospital Treatment 55
Maternity Cases 55
Infant Consultations—Work at 56
Day Nurseries 56
Home Helps 57
Sanitary Administration—
Staff 9,57
Report of Mortuary Keeper 57
Housing 58
Statistics 59
Sanitary Inspection (Summary) 60
Ministry of Health, Tables I—III 63-67
Vaccination Returns 68